A self-taught gardener, Carla Burel founded The Harvest Doctor out of her own garden in 2020.
After teaching 1,000+ gardeners & installing over 60 kitchen gardens, Carla continues to teach pest-resistant gardening with women growers everywhere.
02/07/2026
Gardening for 10 years! Read all about my story of resiliance and the nerve to never give up! 😭😭😭
Thank you for your support and if you purchased anything from me, DM me, or commented for my free guides, just know I love you soooo much!
And if I missed the mark in serving you, I'm sorry for that, too!!! Looking back, I was up against quite a lot (IYKYK)!
02/07/2026
Plants died last year? 😩🌱 The real issue is often soil pH—when it’s not between 6–7, plants can’t absorb nutrients, so fixing the soil fixes the garden. ✨🌿
🧪 Here are some Northwest Ohio Soil Testing Options 🧪
🌱 Ohio State University Extension (County Offices) 🔬
🌿 Logan Labs (Ohio) 🧾
🌾 Brookside Laboratories 🧪
🌱 A&L Great Lakes Laboratories 🌎
Comment "SOIL" to get a list of my favorite bagged soils, composts, and other products.
02/06/2026
Comment "February" to upgrade your spring garden in 2026.
For the homestead, its prolly more than 3+ hours. I'd say 5-10+ hours a week bare minimum (2 hours a day or so as a very, very minimum gardening work)
The February Gardening eBook is an extensive guide on how to start gardening in February, even if:
✅there's still snow
✅you have no green thumb
✅you have a busy career
✅you are a single mom carrying a load
✅you don't have a huge backyard
✅you killed a load of plants in the past
Comment "FEBRUARY" and I'll DM you the February Garden Guide eBook.
02/04/2026
There is plenty of gardening to do in February, despite the snow. Get started now so your garden will be nice and strong by May.
06/19/2025
5 Tips to Grow Malabar Spinach Like a Pro 🌿
(Yes, it's heat-loving and fast-growing)
Save, share this post, and comment "GROW" and I'll DM you my gardening guide.
1️⃣ Start with Warm Soil
Malabar spinach loves heat!
2️⃣ Give It Something to Climb
Use a trellis, arch, or fence to let it climb.
3️⃣ Keep It Moist (But Not Soaked!)
Malabar loves moisture—but hates soggy roots.
4️⃣ Harvest Often = More Growth
Snip leaves regularly to encourage bushier growth.
5️⃣ Sun, Sun, Sun
6+ hours of full sun = big, vibrant leaves.
🧑🌾 Want more no-fuss, heat-hardy veggies to grow this season?
📥 Comment "GROW" and I'll DM you my FREE garden start up guide.
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06/02/2025
If you live in Ohio, I don't think its a good idea to garden this week because the wild fire smoke is headed towards us. That's just my opinion. Be safe out there!
04/20/2025
This is a hard pill🌿💊 to swallow, but she doesn't want the Mother's Day gift you had in mind. She wants a garden that won't strain her body and she's tired of pulling weeds. DM me to install her garden for Mother's Day.
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The Harvest Doctor LLC began to take roots while I wrote and defended my comprehensive exam, which was a prerequisite to write my dissertation about women and education. I discovered how women in education started as seeds, unraveling and growing a nurturing/or challenging environments. On a more intimate level, I remembered my mother mowing her bright green lawn and the green beans my great-grandmother used to grow. Then, I discovered that I was, as a tender plant, taking firm root as an educator. My first harvest of organic fruits and vegetables coincided with my harvest as a Ph.D. scholar and a new mother.
The Harvest Doctor LLC is committed to the values of creativity, sustainability, and hope in all that we do. We recognize that providing education on how to create kitchen gardens to grow food and creative aesthetics is a human right—the right to grow as tender plants, bearing fruitful harvests. While creating new green spaces through the development of raised beds, kitchen gardens, flower gardens, and community gardens, The Harvest Doctor LLC seeks to increase household access to organic foods and green spaces.
The Harvest Doctor LLC Mission Statement
The mission of The Harvest Doctor LLC is to foster creativity, sustainability, and hope through the growth of green environments; increase knowledge about gardens and urban farms, and to serve a diverse customer base in Lucas County.
The core values of The Harvest Doctor LLC are:
Harvest creativity: We use our imagination to push the conversation forward about kitchen gardens and urban farming by using innovative methods to increase the production and attractiveness of green spaces.
Harvest sustainability: We use methods to facilitate an ecological balance to sustain and increase healthy, plentiful harvests.
Harvest hope: The fruition of green spaces increases confidence and anticipation for a future harvest, leading to self-sufficiency and increased opportunities for food security.